This guide describes the basic elements for reading aloud to students in ways that demonstrate thoughtful and deep interactions with the text.
Teacher Read-Aloud That Models Reading for Deep Understanding
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Promoting Student-Directed Inquiry with the I-Search Paper
Grades
8 - 12
Strategy Guide
The sense of curiosity behind research writing gets lost in some school-based assignments. This Strategy Guide provides the foundation for cultivating interest and authority through I-Search writing, including publishing online.
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Inquiry Charts (I-Charts)
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3 - 12
Strategy Guide
This guide introduces I-Charts, a strategy that enables students to generate meaningful questions about a topic and organize their writing.
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Question the Author (QtA)
Grades
3 - 12
Strategy Guide
In this guide, you'll be introduced to a strategy that requires students to challenge their understanding and solidify their knowledge while reading a text.
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Exit Slips
Grades
K - 12
Strategy Guide
This strategy guide introduces the concept of using Exit Slips in the classroom to help students reflect on what they have learned and express what or how they are thinking about the new information. Exit Slips easily incorporate writing into the content area classroom and require students to think critically.
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Power Notes
Grades
6 - 12
Strategy Guide
The strategy examined in this Strategy Guide teaches students an outlining technique to help them differentiate between main ideas and details in their reading and writing.